Sanitary waste can



May 9, 1933. GEIBEL 1,908,235

' SANITARY WASTE CAN Filed Oct. 19, 1931 'llllllllllllllllll lll Patented May 9, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE 'Jonn r. ennsnnor BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AssIeNon T MASTER METAL rnomrc'rsi. me, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION on NEW YORK SANITARY WASTE CAN Application filed October 19, 1931. Serial no. 569,673. I a

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sanitary waste cans or garbage receptacles and particularly to that type including an outer can-body or i355 frame having a swinging cover and an inner can-body or pail having a handle.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide the receptacle with a handle arrangement which is designed to permit the carrying of both the outer can-body and inner pail as a unit when desired, and which will also permit of the inner pail being carried by the same handle when the sameis removed from the outer can-body.

Another object is the provision of a handle structure of this character which is simple, compact and inexpensive in construction, and whose parts are durable and not liable to get out of order.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a receptacle embodying my improvements, the parts being shown in their normal position with the cover closed. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the receptacle showing the cover raised and the inner pail partially removed from the outer can-body. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the outer can-body. Figure 4: is a fragmentary top plan view, partly in section, ofthe outer can-body, showing a modified form of the invention. Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on line 5 5, Figure 4:. Figure 6 is a sectional top plan view of the outer can-body showing another m'odification of my invention.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the embodiment of my invention depicted in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the same is shown in connectionwith a receptacle consisting of an outer can-body or frame 10 of substantially cylindrical form open at its upper end and made of sheet metal or other appropriate material. Removably contained within this can-body is an inner pail or garbage container 11 having a bail or handle 12 pivoted thereto adjacent its upperend. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, this handle is connected at its free ends to pivot pins 13 projecting from diametrically opposite sides of the pail 11, such pins being radially disposed and preferably of a length to. extend beyond the walls of the outer can-body 10. The upper end of the latter is provided with a vetrically-swinging cover 14 pivotally connected by a strap 15 with a bracket .16 secured to the rear side of the can-body and carrying a hinge pintle 17 to which said cover-strap is connected. i

A ny suitable means may be employed for ralslng the cover to its open position, that shown in the drawing, by way ofexample, consisting of a substantially horizontal rock shaft 18 journaled in the.lower portionlof the can-body 10 and terminating at itsffront end in a foot pedal 19 andv at its rear end in a crank arm 20 connected by 'a'link 21' with the cover-strap15. IVhen' the'foot pedal is depressed, the shaft 18 is oscillated 1n a direction to cause its crank to pull downwardly on the link 21 and open the cover. With the cover in its open position, asshown in Figure 2, the inner pail ll may be readily removed from the outer can-body by swinging the handle 12 to the, substantially upright position shown in said. figure i In order to permit of conveniently carrying both the outer can-body and' the inner pail as a unit from place tovplace through the medium of the same handle, or for the purpose of carrying theinner pail by its handle independently of the outer can-body, as when it is desired to remove thesame from such can-body toempty its-contents into an outdoor receptacle or other. placefor receiving it, I have provided means for .detachably connecting or coupling the inner pail to the outer can-body, For this purpose, I provide the upper end of the outer can-body 10 in its diametrically opposite sides with upwardly-opening notches or reoesses 22, which are adapted toireceive the pivot pins 13 of the handle 12 in the lowered position of the inner pail, as seen in Figure 1 of such notches to form gaps or relief openings for the passage or displacement of the hande-pins 13 during the insertion and removal of the inner pail to and from the outer can-body. As seen in Figure 3, the retaining bars 23 of the respective notches face in opposite directions so that a slight turning of the inner pail relative to the canbody is necessary to interlock or release the handle-pins. The outer can-body terminates at its upper end in a rim or bead 26 containing a reinforcing wire 27, and the retaining bars 23 are preferably formed as a circumferential continuation of such reinforcing wire and partially bridge the open ends of the notches 22. That edge of each notch adjoining the corresponding gap 25 is preferably inclined upwardly from the bearing seat 24 for the handle pin, so as to facilitate the guiding of the hande'pms nto and out of their latched or released pOSlt10I1S.

In the position of the parts shown n Figure 1, the handle-pins 13 are seated in thenotches 22 with the bars 23 overhanging such pins, so that when it is desired to carry the receptacle, the handle 12 is elevated to a substantially vertical position. When the receptacle is then picked up, the handle-pins abut against the bars 23, which may be slightly arched if desired, as seen in Figure 3, thereby enabling both the outer pail-and the inner pail to IR CaIIIBCl as a unit by-one and the same handle. When it is desired to remove the inner pail from the outer can-body, the cover 14 is raised by depressing the foot pedal 19, the handle 12 is elevated, and the pail then released and removedfrom the outer can body by slight- 1y turning it relatively thereto and at the same time displacing the handle pins through the gaps 25.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figures l and 5, I have shown a construction consisting of shiftable latch bars 28, which, in the assembled position of the "cans, completely bridge the open ends of the can-notches 29 and which must be retracted to'an open position to effect the restantly to urge the bar to its latched position. handle 32 projecting from the bar and engaglng a slot 33 in the bead 30 serves as a means for actuating the bar to its released position. In this case an independent latch bar is associated with each notch 29.

In the modification shown in Figure 6, I have shown releasable latch bars 34 which are adapted to bridge the open ends of the corresponding notches 35 in the outer canbody and which are adapted to be simultaneously actuated when it is desired to effeet the removal of the inner pail from the outer can-body. To accomplish this purpose, the bars 34 are jointly of approximately semi-circular shape and are guided in the can-bead 36, terminating at their front ends in forwardlybent extensions of finger grips 37 which adjoin each other and between which a coil spring 38 is disposed for urging both bars to their latched positions.

Upon grasping the finger pieces 37 and contracting them, the latch bars are retracted to uncover the notches and permit of the dis placement of the handle-pins into and out of such notches.

I claim as my invention 1. A receptacle of the character described, r

comprising an outer can-body open at'its upper end and having recesses in its upper edge, a pail removably arranged in said canbody and having a handle thereon, projections on said pail arranged to engage the can-body recesses, and means applied to the marginal edge of said can-body and bridg ing the mouths of said recesses to releasably retain the pail-pro ections therein and prevent relative vertical displacement of the can-body and the pail.

2. A receptacle of the character described, comprising inner and outer can-bodies nested one within the other, the inner can-body being removable from the outer can-body and having a handle thereon, said outercanbody having recesses in its upper edge, and complementary means applied to said canbodies for releasably coupling them against relative vertical displacement, consisting of radial pins projecting from the'inner canbody and adapted to engage the recesses in the outer can-body, and bars extending circumferentially of the outer can-body and bridging the mouths of said recesses.

3. A receptacle of the character described, comprising an outer can-body having a rim at its upper end and recesses in its diametrically opposite sides intersecting said rim,

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a pail removaly arranged in saidcan-body and having a handle thereon, radial pins projecting from the pail and adapted to seat in said recesses, and retaining members forming a continuation of said can-body rim and bridging the mouths of said recesses for releasably retaining the pail-pins therein and for preventing vertical displacement of the pail relative to the can-body.

4. A receptacle of the character described, comprising inner and outer can-bodies nested one within the other, the inner canbody being removable from the outer canbody and having radial pins adjacent its upper end, a handle attached to the outer ends of said pins, said outer can-body having a rim at its upper edge and recesses intersecting said rim and in which said handle-pins are adapted to seat, and retaining bars extending circumferentially of said .rim and across the mouths of said recesses to normally prevent vertical displacement of the pins therefrom and of the inner canbody from the outer can-body. V

5. A receptacle of the character described, comprising inner and outer can-bodies nested one within the other, the inner can body being removable from the outer canbody and having a handle thereon, said outer can-body terminating at its upper edge in a bead and having recesses therein intersecting said head, radial pins projecting from the inner can-body and adapted to seat in said recesses and releasable bars guided for circumferential movement in said bead and adapted to bridge the mouths of said recesses to retain said pins therein and prevent vertical displacement of the inner can-body from the outer can-body.

6. A receptacle of the character described, comprising inner and outer can-bodies nested one within the other, the inner canbody being removable from the outer canbody and having radial pins adjacent its upper end, a handle attached to the outer ends of said pins, said outer can-body having a rim at its upper edge and recesses intersecting said rim and in which said handlepins are adapted to seat, and retaining elements extending circumferentially of said rim and across the mouths of said recesses to normally prevent vertical displacement of the pins therefrom and of the inner canbody from the outer can-body, one end of each retaining element terminating short of the opposing edge of its corres onding recess to provide a relief passage or said pins during the insertion and removal of the inner can-body to and from the outer canbody, said opposing edge of the recess being inclined upwardly from the bottom of the recess and the bottom of the latter being disposed directly beneath the retaining element.

JOHN F. GEIBEL. 

